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The Pool & Spa Show to Be Held In-Person in January

A lot has changed since the 2020 Pool & Spa Show last January. The Northeast Spa & Pool Association’s commitment to providing the industry with a way to reconnect, recharge and re-energize remains the same. The 2021 Pool & Spa Show is moving forward with plans to return, in-person, to Atlantic City, N.J., on Jan. 26, 2021.

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Sigura Launches Virtual Dealer Event

Innovative Water Care, LLC D/B/A Sigura, maker of popular pool chemical brands Poolife Exclusive Pool Care Collection, BAQUACIL, Pool Breeze, Brilliance for Spas, BAQUA Spa, GLB and Leisure Time is launching its first-ever virtual customer training event for its dealer-direct channel, Virtual Aquanology 2020. Typically an in-person event held every other year in a conveniently located and popular city, this year’s event has taken a different turn.

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Leisure Pools and Spas Expands to Marion County

Leisure Pools and Spas North America, Inc., a leading fiberglass in-ground pool manufacturer, is excited to announce plans to establish operations in Marion County. The $6.1 million investment will create 200 new jobs.

PHTA Seeks User-Consumer Participants for Standards Consensus Committee

PHTA has expanded its interest categories and is currently seeking User-Consumer interest category participants to serve on the Standards Consensus Committee official consensus voting body. The SCC is responsible for reviewing and voting on all pool and hot tub performance standards to be approved by the American National Standards Institute.

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Chemical Reaction at Georgia-Based Facility

On Monday, Sept. 14, a chemical reaction occurred in BioLab’s Conyers, Ga., facility, caused by roughly 12 pallets of dry chemicals. A BioLab spokesperson states that the incident was a result of water exposure, which caused the response team to be especially cautious while dealing with the situation.

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PHTA Apprenticeship Program Approved in California

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance is pleased to announce that California approved the participation of PHTA’s apprenticeship program in the state’s apprenticeship system, paving the way for a national program designed to develop a highly skilled workforce for the pool and hot tub industry.

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Roberts Hot Tubs Unveils Clear Comfort Offering

Clear Comfort and Roberts Hot Tubs have collaborated to deliver high-quality, wooden hot tubs with the healthiest, easiest and best-in-class Advanced Oxidation Process water treatment. Roberts Hot Tubs’ new Clear Comfort offering is available immediately.

COVID-19 Updates (Sept. 8)

The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance continues to monitor workplace ordinances on a state-by-state basis amid the global pandemic.

Testing Deadline for VGB Compliance Extended

Last week, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously to approve to delay the effective date of CPSC's drain cover standard, ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017 from Nov. 24, 2020, to May 24, 2021. The six-month delay was requested by the Pool & Hot Tub Alliance on March 24, 2020 to provide drain cover manufacturers additional time while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted manufacturers and test labs.

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AquaTech Receives CMAHC Certification

Starfish Aquatics Institute is proud to announce that its AquaTech program is the first pool operator training course to achieve Council for the Model Aquatic Health Code Certification.

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Haviland Pool & Spa Announces New Promotions

Haviland Pool & Spa, a leader in the manufacturing and distribution of pool and spa chemistry today announced several promotions to position the company for long-term growth.

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